New observations show a star that blew up in two separate bursts, confirming a long-suspected cosmic phenomenon called a ...

A peaceful-looking spiral galaxy conceals the dramatic aftermath of a massive star’s violent death. Though it appears calm today, astronomers recently turned to Hubble’s sharp eyes to examine the ...

The Sculptor Galaxy is an ideal candidate for studying the relationships between stars, gas, and dust. The newly captured image reveals that the galaxy is actively forming new stars, while also ...

Like Lego bricks, the building blocks of a galaxy–dust, gas, and stars–all emit different colors and astronomers use various imaging filters to study and detect what’s inside.

A galaxy’s building blocks, which consist of stars, gas and dust, emit light in different colours. And while normal images of a galaxy only contain a handful of colours, the new ultra-detailed picture ...

The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor galaxy by a telescope in Chile is so detailed that it's already serving as a star-packed map. Scientists used the European Southern ...

Celebrate the Fourth with the Fireworks Galaxy, then check out the Demon Star Algol and the Full Buck Moon in the sky this ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed image of a galaxy of its kind ever seen. The “incredibly detailed” picture shows parts of the Sculptor Galaxy that have never been seen before.

By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed image of a galaxy of its kind ever seen. The “incredibly detailed” picture shows parts of the Sculptor Galaxy that have never been seen before.